Display this hardback volume on your coffee table or study it as a reference for the Adidas shoe archive or the Star Wars prequel trilogy. This book from Taschen offers exclusive content and high-resolution photography of rare items. Published by Taschen, it is a must-have for collectors and fans.
ADIDAS 100 years ago the brothers Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf Dassler made their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of ground breaking designs, epic moments, and star-studded collabs later, this book presents the first visual review of the adidas shoe through more than 350 models including never-before-seen prototypes and one-of-a-kind originals.
To further develop and tailor his products to athletes' specific needs, Dassler asked them to return their worn footwear when no longer needed, with all the shoes eventually ending up in his attic (to this day, many athletes return their shoes to adidas, often as a thank you after winning a title or breaking a world record). This collection now makes up the adidas archive, one of the largest, if not the largest archive of any sports goods manufacturer in the worldwhich photographers Christian Habermeier and Sebastian Jäger have been visually documenting in extreme detail for years.
Shot using the highest reproduction techniques, these images reveal the fine details as much as the stains, the tears, the repair tape, the grass smudges, the faded autographs. It's all here, unmanipulated and captured in extremely high resolutionand with it comes to light the personal stories of each individual wearer.
STAR WARS: 1999-2005 Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy Episode I The Phantom Menace, Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Episode III Revenge of the Sith and features exclusive interviews with Lucas and his collaborators. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters.
Covers 3 movies: Episode I The Phantom Menace , Episode II Attack of the Clones , and Episode III Revenge of the Sith .
